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Breaking through the near-monopoly which American Defense, Harvard Group, has on Faculty opinion, Arthur N. Holcombe '06, professor of Government, William E. Hocking '01, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Philosophy, and Civil Polity, and Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy protested American entrance into the war to establish "a new balance of power" in Europe...
...most of the speech was on domestic issues, and here the old campaigner really went to town. He was sarcastic, sly, arch, tough, ironic, intimate, confidential. He ad libbed, he laughed, rolled his head sidewise, lifted his eyes in mock horror. The audience ate it up. Newsman Ted Alford, of the anti-Roosevelt Kansas City Star, said: "He's all the Barrymores rolled into...
Tall, many-talented Alford Joseph Williams has been a baseball pitcher (for the New York Giants), a naval aviator, No. 1 U. S. speed and research air pilot, lawyer, writer. One of his prized possessions is a naval citation in 1929, awarding him the Distinguished Flying Cross: "In his articles written for the public he has shown himself to be a scholar as well as a master pilot, and the beneficial effect on the public mind of his example, his clear exposition and his loyalty to the service has been great, and it has reflected untold credit to the service...
William E. Hocking '01, Alford Professor of Natural Philosophy. Michael Karpovich, associate professor of History, and Professor Stone are also serving on Professor Coolidge's committee
William E. Hocking, Alford Professor of Philosophy, who originally issued a statement condemming the "closed door laboratory policy," this afternoon amended his opinion. He felt that Bridgman "had attacked a real problem." He continued, "The free advance of science is the most tangible superiority of free people. Individual scientists may well feel the responsibility that Professor Bridgman feels...